MN delegation opposes EPA proposal to reduce ethanol in fuel

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of Minnesota's congressional delegate are opposed to the Obama administration's proposal to reduce the amount of ethanol in the nation's fuel supply for the first time.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed lowering the biofuel targets for 2014.

U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, and U.S. Reps. Tim Walz and Collin Peterson, all Democrats, say the proposal would discourage investment in the biofuel industry and hurt jobs and rural communities across Minnesota.